On the record44 BC
And yet it is in sleepers that souls most clearly reveal their divine nature; for they foresee many events when they are allowed to escape and are left free.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgAnd yet it is in sleepers that souls most clearly reveal their divine nature; for they foresee many events when they are allowed to escape and are left free.
Continuing his discussion on the soul, Cicero suggests that souls in sleep demonstrate their divine capacity for foresight.
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